Improved xwashing-machine



fantesala To all whom it may concern GEORGE A LEieI-I, orsPRINeF-IELuQAssIeNoR To HIMsEL'r AND Y `SAMUEL E. .LE1GH,1 orBLooMINe'roniLLINoIs. l

Lena-sv Pfam No. 95,239, daad samba 28, 1869.

rMPRovED WASHING-Maca; Nn.

The Schedule referred to these Letters Patent and making part of the sange.

Be a known that I, GEORGE A. tmc-asf sp1-ingeId, in the county ofSangamon, and inthe State of y Illinois, have invented a certain new anduseful Improved Washing-Machine; and. do hereby declare thatthefollowing is avfull, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing,

Inakingra part of this specification, in whichf Figure l is a verticallongitudinal section of my improved device, and f n i Figure 2 sideelevation of the same. t Lettersrof like name and kind refer to likeparts in V.each f' the ligurels.

"My inventionrelates to`a class of devices,termed washing-machines,lhaving' for their object the cleansing of clothes; augd It consists inthfe peculiar construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, by meansof which the de- .sired object is accomplished with less labor, and in amore thorough manner than is possible bythe use of machines :Ofbrdinalivconstruction.

"In the annexed drawingm A represents the box lor reservoir `of theWasher,

` "havingvertical sides, while `the ends are shaped, as shown in iig. 1,and provided with a cover, B, hinged -at oneend to one of saidend-pieces.

Placed .at a distance of from one to twoinches from thefbottoin of thebox is aser-een, C, formed of strips jof'wire, arranged .parallel witheach other, and secured attheirends to cross-hars, c c, the object ofwhich is tal shafac, and at its upperendfto a pitmau, F.

The outer endof said pitman is pivoted upon a crank,` G,"secured to andform-ing alpart of a`sl1aft,H,

`-which isjournalled within suitable bearings upon the projecting endsof the hoxfand operated by means of a crank, I, upon its outer end.` v

' y *K represents a second or upper rubber, corresponding in size withthe lower one hereinbefore described, one endof which is suspended fromthe cover by means of a chain, L, while the opposite end is suspendedfrom a rod, N, pivoted to said rubber, and to the front end of thepitrnan E. l

As thus arranged, it will be readily seen, that it' the shaft H iscaused to rotate, the crank G, operating through the pitrnan F, lever E,and rod N, will impart to the rubbers a reciprocating motion, inopposite directions, so that if suds were supplied to the box, anyarticle of clothing placed-between said rubbers would he rapidlycleansed. Y

In order that greater pressure may beY exerted upon the clothes, twospiral springs, M, are secured at one end `to the lower side of thecover, and at the opposite end, to a harm, placedhori'zontallyandlengthwise of the hoxA.l The length of the .springs is such as to causethe cross-hars to heary lightly upon the upper rubber when it is restingupon the lower one, and as the clothes placed between said rubbers varyin thickness, the pressure will correspondingly change.

. The weight of the upper rubber, in addition to that of the lid, makesit necessary that some provision-be made for Vraising Vsaid cover,.andsecuring it in position.

Ths'object is attained by means of a lever, O, pivoted near its centreto the side of the box, and at its upper end to a rod, P, which is, inturn, pivoted at its opposite end to said cover, so that by depressingthe outer end of said lever, the' cover is correspondingly 4raised. Acatch upon the inner side of said lever,

near its handle, engages with a toothed rack, R, se-

cured to one end of the box, and holds` said lever in any positiondesired. y 4

`1Iaving thus fully set forth the nature and merits of `my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Thewithin-described washing-machine, consisting of `the hox A, the cover B,the screen C, the rubbers D and K, operated by means of the lever E,pitman F, crankv G, shaft H, and rodN, the chain L, the

springs M and M, and the levers O and P, all con-

